St. Paul, Minn. | November 1, 2021 – Twin Cities Business (TCB) Magazine, a leading resource for business news, insight, and inspiration, and Mpls.St.Paul Magazine provides timely, dependable, and interesting information to its readers about the people, places, and events that form the Twin Cities; announced Stephanie Scarrella, senior mortgage lender at Drake Bank (NMLS# [...]
You just paid your rent for the month, your bill payments were due last week, you’re awaiting your next paycheck, and your car stops working – do you have the emergency funds you need for getting back up and running? 55% of households would struggle to “make ends meet” after facing a financial shock, such [...]
St. Paul, Minn. | August 23, 2021 – Drake Bank welcomes Karen A. LaBate as vice president commercial banker. LaBate has over 17 years of experience in commercial banking at community banks throughout Minnesota. LaBate has a passion for building relationships with clients to help meet their business needs and goals while managing risk. In her [...]
ST. PAUL, Minn., July 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Plato Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Drake Bank, announced the closing of its privately placed $5 million fixed-to-floating rate subordinated debentures. The Plato Holdings, Inc. 2021 Series A Subordinated Debentures (CUSIP US 72767WAA99) have a maturity date of July 1, 2031, and carry a fixed rate [...]
St. Paul, Minn. | July 12, 2021 – Plato Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Drake Bank, announced the closing of its privately placed $5 million fixed-to-floating rate subordinated debentures. The Plato Holdings, Inc. 2021 Series A Subordinated Debentures (CUSIP US 72767WAA99) have a maturity date of July 1, 2031, and carry a fixed rate [...]
St. Paul, Minn. | May 10, 2021 – BauerFinancial, Inc. – the nation’s premier bank rating firm – has awarded Drake Bank the highest (5-Star) rating for financial strength and stability. The 5-Star rating is proof that Drake Bank excels in areas such as capital adequacy, profitability, asset quality, and more. “This is indeed reflective [...]
St. Paul, Minn. | April 26, 2021 – Holly Stocker has joined the Drake Bank Board of Directors, with service starting in April 2021. The addition of Stocker to the Drake Bank Board is part of the strategy to expand the Drake Bank Board's breadth by relying on experienced community business leaders from a wide [...]
Saving money can help build your better future by giving you the liquidity you may need for unexpected expenses, large purchases, etc. Learning about savings early in life can establish an excellent runway for your financial future. So how do you teach children about the importance and fundamentals of saving? Great question. We asked our [...]
Drake Bank, St. Paul, announced the hires of Brianna Harstad as human resources and talent development officer and Hailey Lewis as brand and project activation officer. Read More
As community bankers, we thrive on discussing our clients' dreams and goals and helping them through the financial journey to achieve them. However, we understand that finances and banking may not be everyday topics for you. Additionally, talking about finances can be difficult, and financial products can be complicated to understand. Financial literacy is defined [...]